/**
 * Copyright 2007-2008 Vidar Svansson
 *
 * This file is part of JAdapter.
 *
 * JAdapter is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * JAdapter is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with JAdapter.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

package org.jadapter.registry;

/**
 * 
 * This interface is still only a prototype.
 * 
 * @author Vidar Svansson
 * 
 * @since 0.1
 * @see AdapterRegistry
 */
public interface ComponentRegistry extends AdapterRegistry, FactoryRegistry, QueryFactory {
    
    /** 
     * Get an instance of a given type 
     */
    public  <T> T get(Class<T> type);     
    
    /** 
     * Get an instance of a given type given some context type
     * 
     * @param <T> The return type
     * @param type The return type
     * @param context the type of the context
     * @return an instance of the required type or null
     */
    public  <T> T get(Class<T> type, Class<?> context);
    

    /** 
     * Register an object to serve as a singleton utility 
     */
    public  void register(Object utility);

    /** 
     * Register an object to serve as a singleton utility for a specific interface
     * @param type the type to provide
     * @param utility the instance singleton
     */
    public  void register(Class<?> type, Object utility);

    /** 
     * Register an object to serve as a singleton utility for a specific interface 
     * given a specific context
     * @param type the type to provide
     * @param utility the instance singleton
     */    
    public  <I,C> void register(Class<I> type, 
            I utility, Class<C> context) ;


}